Hunting and Gathering

When Larry came into class and talked about hunting and gathering in his village, I thought of my own. Unalakleet is a rich country. There is the river, ocean, tundra, cliffs, and sky. Before I was born, there was a musk-ox farm that was maintained for years. The giant animals grazed on grass around the tundra, but it ran out. People over hunted them and they were no longer around the Unalakleet. In the past 5 years, there has been sitings of musk-ox right out of town. Residents of my hometown have decided not to hunt the animals until there are more. As for the river, we used to thrive with King Salmon. Now, that is scarce. I feel it will take years before the fish population returns to normal-if it ever does. In the early, 21st century, the moose population declined. For nearly five years, no moose were allowed to be hunted. In the past 2 years, people have been able to hunt, however there is a limit. Not over harvesting seems to be forgotten and animals are not being respected. I feel this is why they have disappeared. To take only what is needed is an important rule and I am happy that Fish and Game helps regulate that.